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Swansea is very good at holding connections, but I guess has the luxury of the lines west of here being fairly quiet. I’m going to Glasgow in a few weeks on an advance which assumes the MkIV is running throughout, I guess I’m best placed to arrive in time to catch the preceding GWR, and if...

The 0543 from Swansea has been a 150 all this week, and cancelled outright once. The connection to the MkIV stock at Cardiff central looks very tight, changing from 3 or 0 to 1. Any ideas if the MkIV is held for the connection, or when this will go back to being a MkIV throughout?

The Swansea one will do 2-3 sittings if busy, and even serve into the adjoining coach if possible. I’ve never not eaten, even if I have had to bide my time elsewhere before being invited through.

Out of interest, are drivers trained on what to expect to feel from a derailment? Or it is just a case of “that feels wrong, I’ll stop safely and inspect”?

Ahh those times are better, thank you

I did, but the 1000 arrival (and only seats left) would see me miss our planned start at 0900 on Ben Nevis! I’d rather not if possible - got caring responsibilities and going away for two nights is already a push. 1786714782 Actually this isn’t a bad idea, presumably the sleeper at Crewe is...

Hi all, In early October I’m doing the Three Peaks, and want to get up to Fort William to start with Ben Nevis the next morning. I imagined my route would be Swansea - Crewe (preferably a 67/225), then Glasgow, and Fort William. It’s looking less easy than I imagined, I’ve got not issue with...

GWR are pretty good at this. My train at Paddington was held for 4 minutes on Tuesday night with the first/rear most door open and the guard standing by it shepherding running people in. My experience with southern is that they enjoy watching you miss a connection

Potentially not relevant because this is in England, but I’ve had issues recently doing work from a right of way, and instead of having to get land owners permission, even though I won’t deviate from the right way. This has been enforced by the client, a public body

I don’t know about 222s but the GWR 800s’ non-accessible loos have a manual door that will allow you to enter and then discover that it won’t flush and you can’t wash your hands… but you would have privacy.

New app allows you to click straight through to their new delay repay portal, bringing the ticket details through… incorrectly. And as they aren’t currently sending confirmation emails when tickets are booked via the app, they’ve made delay repay less easy that it was!

Is Sheffield highlighted for context? I can’t see black circle on the legend.

East Somerset Railway is probably faster by light jog.

And absolutely full of ads, even within titles of threads in the what’s new page, and within posts

I’ve just checked some photos and you’re right. There’s an orange OHLE warning stripe above it and I must have mixed them together in my mind!